Saturday, June 06, 2009

Custer Revised

Great Moments in Product Endorsement History!


In the Spring of 1876, riding a wave of national notoriety Geroge Armstrong Custer pens a lucrative endorsement deal with Richardson-Vicks Incorporated. Unfortunate incidents later that summer brought the affiliation to an untimely demise. All that remains is this image. It is believed Custer had promotional materials at the Little Bighorn, where in his tent he made editorial changes to the proposed script. Archival evidence suggests the proposed ad copy had Custer claiming that the comforting aromatic vapors of the patent medicine kept his sinus passages clear allowing him to "smell a hostile a mile away."

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Nevermore Again

Nothing further then he uttered - just that single word he muttered-
Till the repetition of it left me wishing day to day,
That the bird - its "Nevermore-ing" - growing tedious and boring,
Would spread its inky wings and fly away.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

It's Colonel Custer, Generally Speaking

George Armstrong Custer. December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Nevermore!

But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only,
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered -
Till I scarcely more than muttered `Other friends have flown before -
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.'
Then the bird said, `Nevermore.'

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Raven Tractor

Surveyor

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"Surveyor"

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Star Gazing!


Bear points out the constellation Ursa Major to his friend Raven. Raven can only see the Big Dipper.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Diet Buddies

Results!

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Raven and Bear are diet buddies. The results have been dramatic.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Monday, May 11, 2009

HypnoArt! II

Behold the Power of HypnoArt!



"I'm just a sittin' on my porch admirin' this new bit of art from that Mick feller when this here squirrel saunters up and makes like he'd like a peek too. Bein' a friend to all animals and of a generous disposition I place the little painting in the beast's tiny paws. He takes a gander and before you know it his eyes is rollin' back in his head and he goes all slack-jawed and starts to drool just a little bit and swoons dead away."

"Mick's HypnoArt, mighty powerful stuff!"

~WD El Neato, California

HypnoArt!

Instant Neuroaesthetic Programming!


Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Because they contain no glitter or metallic paints, these things usually look way BETTER in the scan than they do in person. Just try to hide your disappointment to spare my feelings.

Hey Kids!

The traditional goal of art is creating the AESTHETIC experience in viewers. The opposite of aesthetic is anesthetic and visual anesthesia has the potential of inducing the TRANCE STATE!

Imagine having the power to induce INSTANT AESTHETIC TRANCE!

“Own this art and put anyone into trance easily and quickly.”

I tried for years to learn the Aesthetic Induction, and I was COMPLETELY frustrated. I got to the point where I thought it was all hooey. It wasn’t until I got some 100%REALART MickPainting ACEOs by Mick that it all began to work. I got these little paintings and was totally confused when I first started looking at them. Hamsters and Queens driving tractors with glitter pens and Mounties…I didn’t have a clue what it was about until I started realizing that I was SUPPOSED to be confused.

After looking at the paintings for a while I realized there was a method to his madness. There WAS madness anyway. And I began to see the potential of little paintings on unsuspecting victims subjects

I HAD THE KEYS TO THE RESTROOM AND THEY WERE ATTACHED TO A 16 INCH LENGTH OF GALVANIZED PIPE!



“Without these paintings I couldn’t get results. Buying these paintings was the best thing I could have done.”

I want you to know the absolute truth. Mick is not a miracle worker. Don’t expect his art to give you everything you need to put people into trance instantly - or to levitate for that matter - or to make people cluck like chickens.

They work like magic, but it may take more than one or even six small paintings to achieve the total effect.

“I ordered some ACEOs by Mick. When they arrived in the mail it was like Kwanzaa or maybe St. Swithin‘s Day. I ripped open the envelope and threw aside the surplus protective sheep card and there glistening in its polypropylene penny sleeve was the ACEO. I called a distant estranged cousin and told him to sell his trailer and book it on over here. We started looking at the art and couldn’t wait to get started. After washing some Cheetos down with Root Beer we looked at the art and we both started ZONING out (yes it was THAT good) so we washed our orange fingers and went to the mall.”

“I wish I could tell you that the little painting put the most beautiful girl I had ever seen into a TRANCE so deep that she couldn’t see what a pathetic GEEK I was and agreed to do my bidding (and my laundry). I wish I could tell you that but I’m trying to keep ALL of my claims ambiguous and confusing - like when I use quotation marks, who am I quoting? Is it me talking or an endorsement or what - , but we had a blast. And we could tell that people were really responding differently to us.”

Buy this painting today and you will receive:

  • An envelope with YOUR address mysteriously inscribed on the front!
  • DNA sample from where I licked the envelope.
  • Cancelled US Postage sufficient to cover a 1 ounce rigid letter!
  • A lovely scrap of teal colored matt board!
  • One 81/2 by 11 inch piece of folded office paper.
  • A surplus Ovine note card. (mute testimony to a past bad business decision)
  • The actual painting, executed in monochromatic gray gouache. Recent studies indicate that ALL forms of color may be cancer causing. These black and white paintings are the ONLY truly safe paintings on eBay!
  • In lieu of a Certificate of Authenticity (which Mick thinks are for suckers), a piece of card stock containing all information necessary for initiating a lawsuit against Mick!





“I have a load of MickPaintings on my china hutch and most people find them pretty annoying.”


-WD, California State


“I have this sister with a china hutch and most people find her pretty annoying.”

-BS, California State


“I bought some MickHamsters thinking they were like McNuggets or something, but they are paintings.”

-KV, Arizona State


“Wanna see some pictures of my favourite kitty?

-KV, NOT the same KV as the one from Arizona


"I've been in a trance ever since receiving that Clint Howard portrait in the mail."

-KV, Hooterville



Results are atypical. Your results may vary. Batteries not included. Void where prohibited. NO shipping to Alabama, don't even ask. These claims have not been evaluated by anyone with a lick of sense. Serious bidders should look elsewhere for seirous listings. Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, wet mouth, wet nose, dizzyness, difficulty swallowing, diarhea, blurred vision, indiscriminate use of puntucation, expecially commas, troubling dreams, itching, foul odors, hair loss and in rare cases death. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how MickArt will effect you. If swelling and redness persist call someone who cares your care provider.







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Thursday, May 07, 2009

Raven

Raven

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Some kind of noisy bird in my driveway.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Triptych



Diana, Charles and Camilla
Mick Reasor
Gouache on Paper

HedgeFrog!

Amphibious Musical Romance


Frog pledges his undying love with dulcet pear-shaped croaks. Hedgehog remains dubious.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Vicks VapoRub

Rodents With Patent Medicines


Hammie has a lifetime supply of Vicks VapoRub.

Big jar. Small chest.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Friday, April 03, 2009

IF: Talisman


Rex Menaced by the Rhinovirus!

Rex, proud member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, has been feeling under the weather and has found Western medicine unable to provide relief.
The local tribal shaman has given Rex a mysterious Talisman and instructed him to wear it on his chest.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Gigantopithecine Geeksquatch!

While rummaging through the dump on the outskirts of Kettle Falls, Washington the hairy hominid scores the complete third season of X-Files on VHS.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Friday, March 27, 2009

IF: Poise

Prince Albert (Sans Can)


When concerned with royal demeanor it's important to maintain one's poise even when hedgehogs are bursting into flames.

Mick Reasor

Gouache on Paper, 3.5 x 2.5 inches

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Unlikely Children's Books:

The Monochrome Goat With The Calabash Pipe


In a shameless rip-off of loving homage to Dr. Seuss and Arthur Conan Doyle, Mick presents The Monochrome Goat With The Calabash Pipe. A tale, told in verse, of a goat who fancies himself a sleuth. No barnyard mystery goes unsolved once the Monochrome Goat is on the case.

Here, here, I say, what's all this tripe?
Asked the Monochrome Goat with the Calabash pipe.
I'll search for clues, and I'll deduce
And then we'll find who cooked the goose.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Dog Meets Frog

Finally, after years of receiving eachother's misdirected mail, Australian Cattle Dog and Austrian Battle Frog meet

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Australian Cattle Dog (revised)

(Silhouetted crows flying in the sky above the tractor available on request.)

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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Legendary: The REALLY Ugly Duckling

The REALLY Ugly Duckling is the inspiring tale of a plucky bird who, having been abandoned by friend and family alike, overcomes his personal imperfections and limitations and becomes a clerk at a convenience store.

Mick Reasor
Gouache on paper
2.5 x 3.5 inches

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